Dorlethen
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dorlethen
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Drumlethin; Dorlaithen
Canmore ID 76654
Site Number NJ62SE 21
NGR NJ 699 223
NGR Description NJ c. 699 223
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76654
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Chapel Of Garioch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62SE 21 c. 699 223
Site of possible manor: [unspecified] documentary record only.
NMRS, MS/712/60.
The possible existence of a medieval house at Dorlethen has been proposed by Bogdan and Bryce in their (1991) check-list of castles, fortalices and manor-houses. The proposal was based on an unspecified place-name reference, and the 6-figure grid reference is centred on the general area of the modern farmsteading. There is no visible evidence at the steading of any buildings earlier than 19th century in date.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 6 June 1996.
N Bogdan and N B D Bryce 1991.
